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marks spot at rest stop where Abilene woman was killed. (Journal Photo) Held at Salina, Hays 5 arrested in bank robbery Salina police Sunday night arrested three persons wanted in connection with the Dec. 5 armed robbery of the Nekoma bank in Rush County. In custody are Thomas Weigel, 33, and Babette Shipley, 25, both of Colorado Springs, and Lonnie Hill, 25, Hays. Two other suspects Gerald Weigel, Russell, and Nancy Mclntosh, Colorado Springs, both in their early 20s were arrested Saturday at Hays.

Assistant Salina Police Chief Darrell Wilson said Hill was arrested at a downtown area apartment house after lawmen received information from an unidentified source. Authorities were waiting for Hill when he arrived. Acting on further information from the unidentified source, police surrounded an apartment house on Gypsum Street and took the other two suspects into custody. The three surrendered without a struggle, Wilson said. Money was discovered on the trio, but authorities aren't saying if any has been traced to the bank robbery.

Rush County Undersheriff Robert Ward said no guns were found. The three suspects remain in the Saline County Jail in lieu of $200,000 bond 12 below; could hove been worse (Detailed forecasts, Pg. 9) It could have been worse really. The mercury fell to a teeth-chattering 12 degrees below zero Monday morning in Salina. But that was far short of the all-time low for Jan.

8 minus 28 in 1913. And Salina didn't receive the one inch of new snow predicted for the weekend. Sunday's high temperature Sunday was 20 degrees the warmest it has been in Salina since the new year began. Topeka broke another record Monday when the mercury dipped to 11 below zero. The previous record had been 7 below in 1976.

This was the third time this year the state capital set a low temperature record. But the mercury slid even further at Hutchinson, where a reading of 15 degrees below zero was reported early Monday. It should continue cold through Thursday, but highs are expected to be in the 20s and lows may remain on the plus side of the thermometer. Rink to open! For hardy outdoor types the cold weather brings a bonus. "The skating rink in Oakdale Park will be open Tuesday." That's the report from Sid Youngquist, the park director.

each. They were questioned Monday by agents from the Federal and Kansas Bureaus of Investigation. Two gunmen entered the Nekoma State Bank Jan. 5 as employees finished their day's work. The robbers wore ski masks and surgical gloves and were armed with a sawed-off, double- barreled shotgun and a small handgun, Ward said.

It was originally believed the trio had escapecTwTth $4,500, but Ward said that amount is now thought to be "a lot less." The three bank employees, who were ordered into an unlocked vault, called authorities after the robbers escaped. Ward said more than two persons participated in the robbery. "We think that five is all, but we just don't know. How many were in the bank itself, we don't know." The five were named in warrants after authorities pieced together information concerning the suspects, who originally had been stopped by lawmen only 40 minutes after the robbery. They were spotted by special narcotic agents working in the area and questioned because they were "acting suspicious speeding, trying to avoid people," Ward said.

The five were released because the car they were in did not match the description of the getaway vehicle. However, that car, believed to have been taken during a livestock auction at- LaCrosse, was discovered Friday night on a county road south of Rush Center. The undersheriff said a second car apparently was parked nearby. Hays authorities were notified Saturday morning to pick up the five suspects. Two were arrested at that time, but the other three, who were eventually arrested in Salina, had already left the area Friday night, Ward said.

The Hays suspects remain in the Ellis County Law Enforcement Center in lieu of $200,000 bond each. Ward said they would probably be arraigned Monday or Tuesday in Rush County on armed robbery charges. Truck driver to be charged in death of Abilene woman John Costa 23, South Dartmouth, was scheduled to appear in Saline County District Court Monday afternoon to hear charges of murder, attempted rape and attempted kidnapping. Costa is named in a complaint filed by Saline County Attorney Rex Lorson as driver of a truck suspected of killing Marilyn J. Butcher, 18, Abilene, whose crushed body was found Saturday night at an 1-70 rest stop near Solomon.

Other truckers, -who witnessed what appeared to be a struggle between a man and made the report which led to the arrest, lawmen said. The affidavit filed with the complaint alleges: Miss Butcher, an employee of Zale's Jewelry, Mid State Mall, was enroute to her Abilene home from Salina when she stopped at the 1-70 rest stop. Apparently she was accosted there, her hands were bound and she was forced into a truck cab. She fell out of the cab as another truck entered the rest area and the rear wheels of the suspect truck ran over her. Marilyn Butcher The second truck, driven by James E.

Joyner for a Houston, company, stopped behind the first truck as it left the rest area. Joyner's partner, Bobby Kemp, said he ran after the moving vehicle, yelling for it to stop, but it did not. Joyner said he used a citizen's band radio to contact the driver and tell him that he just ran over his partner. He said a man replied he could not have done so because the partner was asleep in the cab. The man also said he would return to the rest stop as soon as he could turn around, but the truck never returned.

A nearby Kansas Highway Patrolman heard the CB exchange on his own radio and arrived at the rest stop shortly. The girl initially was identified by matching the initials in her Abilene High School ring with the registration of a 1973 Pontiac parked in the rest area. She also had been wearing an engagement ring which had been given her by her fiance, Tim Jury, Chapman. She was missing both shoes and a stocking and her slacks had been unzipped, the affidavit said. A description of the suspect truck, which Joyner told lawmen had the word "American" on the back, was broadcast.

Highway Patrolman stopped a truck matching the description driven by Costa near Junction City at 8:36 p.m. Sunday. The truck belongs to the American Dryer Corporation, Fall River, Mass. Troopers found what appeared to be human blood and tissue on the rear tires of the semi, which was taken to the Geary County Sheriff's Office and impounded. No bond set Costa also was taken to the Geary County Jail and later returned to Saline County to await his first court appear- ance.

No bond has been set on the warrant filed in the case. The funeral for Miss Butcher will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Danner Funeral Home, Abilene, the Rev. Dwight Brown officiating. Burial will be in Abilene Cemetery.

Miss Butcher was born Sept. 12,1960, in Kingman. She had lived in Abilene since 1964 and graduated from Abilene High in 1978. She worked at the White House Inn and West's IGA in Abilene, before going to work in November for Zale's in Salina. She was a member of the Highland Baptist Church, Junction City.

Surviving are the parents, Mrs. Patricia Butcher and Jim Butcher, both of Abilene; five sisters, Mrs. Sharon Williams, Lawrence; Sheila Butcher, San Francisco, Mrs. Sona Henricks, Emporia; Mrs. Diane Dawkins, Wichita, and Mrs.

Susan Davis, Abilene; a brother, Jim Day, of California, and the grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Thomas, Kingman; Mr. and Mrs. Merle Butcher Tucson, and Mr.

and Mrs. Vern Markle, Kingman, Ariz. The family suggests memorials to the Abilene High Music Department. 15 CENTS HOME EDITION The Salina Journal 108th YEAR No. 8 SALINA, KANSAS, MONDAY, JANUARY 8,1979 18 Pages Carlin lauds London, Docking at inaugural Outgoing Gov.

Robert Bennett acknowledges ovation from crowd gathered to witness inauguration of Bennett's successor, John Carlin of Smolan (right). (UPI Photo) One of those weeks for Bennett TOPEKA, Kan. (UPI) Outgoing Gov. Robert Bennett just can't win. Last week, Bennett was condemned by incoming Gov.

John Carlin for reappointing two members to the Kansas Board of egents and leaving a third appointment to Carlin. Carlin said he wants to appoint all three himself. This week, a Mailgram was sent to Bennett criticizing him for not reappointing the third regent whose term expired, Prudence Button of Newton. "We were most disheartened over your failure to reappoint the only woman member of the Kansas Board of Regents," Vici Catlett-Newby, president of the Kansas Women's Political Caucus, wrote. Inside features Area News 8 Local 10 Comics 17 Markets 9 Courts 9 Opinion 4 Crossword 15 Sports 11-13 Deaths 9 TV-Films 14 Dr.

Ruble 5 15-17 Hospitals 9 Women 6-7 (An interview with Kansas' new lieutenant governor is on Pg. 10) TOPEKA, Kan. (UPI) Hailing former Govs. Alf Landon and Robert Docking as men he admires, Gov. John W.

Carlin Monday dedicated himself to their goals of good business management and enlightened social achievement. The 38-year-old Democrat made the remarks in his inaugural speech as the 40th governor of Kansas. "The changes in our lives and in government between Landon's 1930s and Docking's 1960s and early 1970s have been dramatic and complicated," Carlin said. "This is a different era, which requires new approaches, but the issue of managing the government well must be the central concern of the Carlin administration." No illusions The youthful dairy farmer said he had no illusions about the difficulty of his new job. However, he said he knew from experience that thousands of dedicated people are working for state government and that the state's legislative process is considered one of the finest in the nation.

"We need only to compare the bureaucratic and legislative chaos in other states to fully appreciate the Kansas tradition of citizenship and public service," he said. "I seek to renew government with traits and ideals of the Kansas people." The Smolan Democrat said he believes that government must serve the cause of justice to be fair and equitable. He added that he believes in prudent allocation of tax resources and quality education for an enlightened citizenry. Carlin said if a thousand Kansans were asked what government is, they And now it's official John Carlin takes the oath of office in Topeka as 40th governor might give a thousand descriptions. "Ask Kansans what government should be and the answers become significantly similar: Government should reflect the ideals of the people without prejudice, without discrimination, without arrogance; government should reflect the ideals of the people with fairness, decency and hope." The swearing-in of Carlin and other state officers was conducted in Municipal Auditorium, two blocks from the Statehouse.

The ceremonies were attended by for- of Kansas while his wife, Ramona, looks on. (UPI Photo) mer Gov. Landon, the 1936 GOP presidential nominee. Bad weather in southeast Kansas prevented Docking from attending the swearing-in. In his last appearance as the state's 39th governor, former Gov.

Robert Bennett recounted his administration's achievements to the crowd of about 1,000. Bennett said he has lived up to his inauguration promise four years to build a cornerstone on which to im(Continued to Page 2) Cambodian conquest nearly complete (Related story, Page 2) BANGKOK, Thailand (UPI) A Vietnamese invasion force that captured the Cambodian capital of Phnom Penh pushed westward Monday to try to seize full control of the country. Pro-Vietnamese Cambodian rebels announced they had set up a government based in Phnom Penh. Vietnam claimed the offensive which overran Phnom Penh Sunday had captured "almost all" of the nation Monday. Rebel leader Heng Samrin, a 44-year- old former Khmer Rouge battalion commander, signed an order appointing himself chairman of a People's Revolu- tionary Committee, Radio Hanoi announced.

He also named a seven-member cabinet to serve under him and run day-to-day affairs in the nation. The same Radio Hanoi broadcast said a Vietnamese invasion force, backed by Cambodian insurgents, still were pushing westward to try to establish full control over the country. Nearly 700 diplomats and aid workers most of them Chinese fled the 16- day-old blitzkrieg to Thailand, UPI correspondent Paul Wedel reported from the Thai-Cambodian frontier. In addition to Heng Samrin, who claims he was on a Khmer Rouge death list before defecting to the Vietnamese side, three other rebel leaders were named in the "cabinet" of theiPeople's Revolutionary Committee. They were interior chairman Chea Sim, education chairman Chan Ven and foreign affairs chairman Hun Sen.

Chinese diplomats fled to Thailand ahead of the fast-moving Vietnamese attack force. Peking, the fallen regime's major supporter, sent troops to the Vietnamese border and demanded U.N. intervention. Thai troops closed the border with Cambodia for the night late Monday and pulled back from the frontier to a second defense line after some 700 fleeing foreigners crossed into Thailand at the Aranyaprathet border point. More refugees were expected Tuesday morning when the tiny border post was to reopen.

The Soviet Union, which supports Vietnam, hailed the collapse of Phnom Penh as bringing "profound satisfac- joy" to the world. The Vietnamese invasion captured Phnom Penh virtually without a fight Sunday, Radio Hanoi and the Vietnam- sponsored rebel radio station reported. Although Vietnam says the war is being waged by Cambodian rebels, most observers believe the Vietnamese army won Phnom Penh with a spectacular, 15-day dash to the capital that ripped Cambodia's defending troops to shreds with superior firepower and heavy bombing. Rebel flags depicting the five golden towers of the ancient temple Angkor Wat on a blood-red background flew over the capital and on the Phnom, a temple-topped hill shrine in the center of the city. A.